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Veteran dustpan dredge starts its Mississippi season

An 88-year-old Corps of Engineers dustpan dredge, the Jadwin, departed from the Vicksburg, Miss., Harbor, May 3, for its annual season of dredging along the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

The Jadwin is classed as a dustpan dredge due to the shape of the suction/cutting head which resembles a dustpan.

That “dustpan” lowers to a specific depth on the river bottom. The water jets agitate the sediment and the dustpan vacuums up the agitated material and pumps it through the dredge and...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/veteran-dustpan-dredge-starts-its-mississippi-season/

Moran Iron Works, Watermaster to build Finnish-engineered dredge

Moran Iron Works and Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Watermaster North America have partnered to manufacture the Finnish-engineered AMD 5000 amphibious dredging machine in North America.

The Watermaster machine has been sold worldwide for 30 years but not in the U.S. due to the Jones Act. Because the AMD 5000 is now made in the U.S., it is a fully Jones Act-compliant vessel and is now available for purchase throughout the U.S.

The two companies came together over a year ago and through a series of...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/moran-iron-works-watermaster-na-to-build-finnish-engineered-dredge/

LAD Services of Louisiana delivers Shearer Group-designed dredge barge

The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI) is pleased to announce the delivery of a 200’x60′ walking spud dredge barge built by LAD Services of Louisiana. LAD contracted TSGI to develop the design of the barge which has the capacity to lift 114,000 lbs. of dredging spoil.

The new dredge barge features two 85′ tall removable spuds and one winch operated 85′ tall walking spud. The vessel is equipped with a 43,800-gal. fuel tank and two 24,400-gal. freshwater tanks for unimpeded operation.

The pedestal crane...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/lad-services-of-louisiana-delivers-shearer-group-designed-dredge-barge/

Eastern Shipbuilding lays keel for new trailing suction hopper dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., announced that on, Sept. 11, 2020, Eastern conducted the keel laying for 356’x79’6″x27’3″ R.B. Weeks, ESG hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredger for Weeks Marine Inc. (WMI), Covington, La., following the contract signing five months earlier.

Steel Cutting began on Aug. 19, 2020. The new U.S. flag dredge is be built at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard. It will be the shipyard’s second trailing suction hopper dredge project for Weeks Marine. The Ma...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/eastern-shipbuilding-lays-keel-for-new-trailing-suction-hopper-dredge/

Eastern Shipbuilding cuts steel on new Weeks dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc., Panama City, Fla., announced last week that it had started cutting steel for the 356’x79’6″x27’3″ R.B. Weeks, a new trailing suction hopper dredge for Weeks Marine Inc. The contract to build the dredge was signed four months months ago.

Designed by Royal IHC, the new vessel will be built at Eastern’s Allanton, Fla., shipyard. The dredge, which will have a hopper capacity of 8,550 cu. yds., is the second trailing suction hopper dredge project for Weeks Marine. The

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/eastern-shipbuilding-cuts-steel-on-new-weeks-marine-dredge/

C&C Marine delivers new dredge to Texas

In May, C&C Marine and Repair, New Orleans, delivered the General MacArthur, a 290’x72’x16′ dredge to Galveston, Texas-based Callan Marine LLC.

With an 11’4″draft, the new dredge has a digging depth of 97′, a suction diameter of 34″, and a discharge diameter of 32″.

Main propulsion comes from three MAK VM32C diesel electric engines, producing 24,000 hp. Ship’s service power is the responsibility of a Caterpillar C18 genset, generating 600kW of electrical power. And has a crew/passenger capacity...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/cc-marine-delivers-new-dredge-to-texas/

Damen introduces electric cutter suction dredge

Damen Shipyards Group continues to extend its portfolio of electrically powered vessels. The latest addition to the line up is its first electric cutter suction dredge (ECSD) 650. With electric motors powering the dredge system, the ECSD 650 makes possible zero emissions dredging projects. The electric power provides a significant reduction in noise, adding an extra tier of sustainability and ensuring the dredge’s suitability for projects in densely populated and environmentally sensitive areas.

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/damen-introduces-electric-cutter-suction-dredge/

Damen completes Electric Cutter Suction Dredger 650

As it continues to drive the maritime energy transition, Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled its first Electric Cutter Suction Dredger (ECSD) 650. With electric motors powering the dredge system, the ECSD 650 makes possible zero emissions dredging projects. The electric power provides a significant reduction in noise, adding an extra tier of sustainability and ensuring the dredger’s suitability for projects in densely populated and environmentally sensitive areas, shipyard officials said.

The...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/damen-completes-electric-cutter-suction-dredger-650/

New Callan Marine dredge enters service

Callan Marine’s new cutter suction dredge General MacArthur has now received its U.S. Coast Guard certificate of inspection (COI) and ABS classification. The dredge pushed off the dock in Belle Chasse, La., Saturday, May 16, and headed straight to some other Texas projects and will then transit to Corpus Christi for Phase II of that port’s channel deepening and widening project (see earlier story).

The General MacArthur is 290 feet long, and with its 180-foot idler barge attached, the dredge has...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/inland/new-callan-marine-dredge-enters-service/

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